CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 137

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Sr MN There were 14 Men Rativis

Fair Shan

Cancon

-

snortly

bakkas,

Echen questioned they stated they everer going

going to work

ork for themselves, the master of The house only procuring Barrage "tickets"

for them.

to Vingapore

That They Evere to

I work in a

Carpenters shop. 5 get to pay the first year,

only food and Clothing, but after that receive

from $25 to $30 a year, they were not

being sold. They

evere

afraid Confined in the

house, they could walk about outside Evhenever + They pleased, Evere told they evere not to be

found

in the streets at right after 9. Bon, They did not- Evish to return to their native

Places. They fully intend to

6 go to Singapore, They had no Complaint to make

A number of the houses trentioned

Célits list are not Coolie houses, but

Places Extrere Barage tickets for Singapore

and

Clustralia

are sold, these then ge

the tickets from the Steamers' Agents,

de

sell them from $1.50 to $2 more than they Jay for them to intending emigrants like

don't know &where to apply for Bassage tickets

Then taking the Comigrants to the Harbour

Master and

board the Ships.

against the

Ethen

any

of

Man She brought them to the Colony, Evere

Thankful to Sum for,

for getting

Thern

employment

Or house M: 1044 there was

16 snen woke Evere going to Port Darwin, They Evere (Ewith the exception of For 4) men who had been there before, they

out

fatted

with bags

Cooking Extensite, Mining

suere Evell

and boxes of Clothing,

: from there on

The Cooles

arte

very Alurid,

substitute is put in at the Harbour Office

to answer the Recessary Questions .

I find that the number of

Coolies who leave this Colony having thin

parrage paid by other parties

are not do

great

CA

represented, they

are engaged to

anoc

farming

Passages,

tools, they

and weri

Evere all paying their own,

Ework for Chinese Companys in the Straits Settlements. Those Coolies Etho

o go

to Australia

either pay their own passage or it is paid

going

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135

Sr MN There were 14 Men Rativis

Fair Shan

Cancon

-

snortly

bakkas,

Echen questioned they stated they everer going

going to work

ork for themselves, the master of The house only procuring Barrage "tickets"

for them.

to Vingapore

That They Evere to

I work in a

Carpenters shop. 5 get to pay the first year,

>

on

only food and Clothing, but after that receive

from $25 to $30 a year, they were not

being sold. They

evere

afraid Confined in the

house, they could walk about outside Evhenever + They pleased, Evere told they evere not to be

found

in the streets at right after 9. Bon, They did not- Evish to return to their native

Places. They fully intend to

6 go to Singapore, They had no Complaint to make

A number of the houses trentioned

Célits list are not Coolie houses, but

Places Extrere Barage tickets for Singapore

and

Clustralia

are sold, these then ge

the tickets from the Steamers' Agents,

де

sell them from $150 to $2 more than they Jay for them to intending emigrants like

don't know &where to apply for Bassage tickets

Then taking the Comigrants to the Harbour

Master and

board the Ships.

against the

Ethen

any

of

Man She brought them to the Colony, Evere

Thankful to Sum for,

for getting

Thern

employment

Or house M: 1044 there was

16 snen woke Evere going to Port Darwin, They Evere (Ewith the exception of For 4) men who had been there before, they

out

fatted

with bags

Cooking Extensite, Mining

suere Evell

and boxes of Clothing,

: from there on

The Cooles

arte

very Alurid,

substitute is put in at the Harbour Office

to answer the Recessary Questions .

I find that the number of

Coolies who leave this Colony having thin

parrage paid by other parties

are not do

great

CA

represented, they

are engaged to

anoc

< farming

Passages,

tools, they

and weri

Evere all paying their own,

Ework for Chinese Companys in the Straits Settlements. Those Coolies Etho

o go

to Australia

either pay their own passage or it is paid

going

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